When to have the baby shower?

My sister is already asking when do I want her to throw a shower bc she lives out of town and wants to take the time off now. I want to wait until I find out what it is, which is like the 1st week of September roughly, but is the beginning of October too soon, or should we wait until it's closer to my due date (Jan 16th)? I'd rather it be in October but am just curious what other people thought. Thanks!

Im 9 weeks- due Jan. 3- Im thinking mid to late October for my shower- on account that I am not interested in trying to mess the holidays (which are nuts anyway in our family!) and a shower and making exchanges and all those things - i know, probably a little preemptive, just trying to make my first pregnancy stress free, and easy..........

I'm thinking early November. I'm due 1/21, and since I'm AMA, this baby could come early. I'll be at full term on 12/31. I don't want to try to have s shower around the holidays (Thanksgiving or Christmas). It's just too crazy then. So, I'd look at the first weekend of November or very end of October if early November wouldn't work.

I'll be 42 then, and I am wondering if anyone will host a shower for me and whether any of my friends would even come. My friends with kids had their kids 5 - 15 years ago, and most of my dearest friends now are older and don't have kids. Time will tell, I suppose. I feel like I sat through all of that stuff for my long=lost friends who have kids now and then when their kids came, we grew apart and since I rarely see/talk to them, they wouldn't be coming to any shower now anyway. Since all of my other friends are older and dont have kids, maybe we can do something other than the typical, traditional shower without the silly games and having everyone watch me open gifts -- boring!

I have no clue. I'm due 1/28 but I live two states away from all our friends and familyand would need to bring everything back. Plus I have to do the drive myself because my dh is disabled and can't drive and we have to work around his school schedule so I have no clue. But the only people who
Know right now are my mom and dh's parents so I don't know who's going to offer if at all. (last time my sister and sister in law offered but my sister in law had o bail)

I'm thinking Early November as well! This is not my first child, this is my 4th. It has been 9 years since my last baby. We have been TTC for years and years. So I think after such a long break you should be able to have a shower again!!

Michiibelle you should go ahead and have someone throw you a shower! Basically we are starting over again. Its been so long since I had a baby, and everything has changed!! We need the Celebration too!!